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Behind the Build: Interview with Mostafa Saber, BIM & Design Manager at Diamond Developers

Autodesk Construction Cloud

I started my career as an architect in my home city, Cairo, Egypt in 2004. Within five years, I exclusively used Autodesk’s Revit to deliver all my architectural designs. Working on the more scientific aspects in design along with focusing on architecture is one of the best parts of the job.

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Revit OpEd: Family Types Dialog - Lock Parameter

Revit OpEd

To lock a dimension directly in the drawing area, click next to the dimension.". This means that as the dimensions are moved in the drawing area, the associated parameters are constrained and the dimension value is preserved.". Note: Locked dimensions and their associated parameters cannot be changed in the drawing area.

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Revit OpEd: YUZU Site Measuring

Revit OpEd

They claim that with these features you will be able to create any drawing, shape and size of buildings. Book - Introducing Revit Architecture. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership.

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Revit OpEd: In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity

Revit OpEd

As Ive written before , just make it easy to "draw on paper". Book - Introducing Revit Architecture. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. ► 2004. (2). Revit OpEd.

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Revit OpEd: Measure Between Two References

Revit OpEd

or you could draw a property line. Book - Introducing Revit Architecture. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. ► 2004. (2). ► December 2004. (1).

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Revit OpEd: Five Minutes with a Toposurface

Revit OpEd

This is what the triangulation looks like before adding an extra point to help Revit draw the contour more accurately. Yes, any method is an approximation; what I meant to say is that the method that creates the most faithful reproduction of the original 3d drawing from CAD is the.csv method. Book - Introducing Revit Architecture.

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A Giant That Is (Still) Creeping Through the Construction Industry: Digitization

Building Radar

3D Printing In 2004, the University of South Carolina succeeded in building a wall only using 3D printing for the first time – today a house can be printed in 20 hours. The advantages: Reduced costs and waste, faster construction speed, reduced accidents, construction of complex architectural shapes and much more.